Lacing-stud



(No Model.)

M. N. BRAY.

LAGING STUD. No. 273,706. Patented Mar. 13,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

MELLEN N. BRAY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

LAClNG-STUD.

SPECIFICATION forming" part of Letters Patent No. 273,706, dated March13, 1883.

Application filed January 8, 1883.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MELLEN N. BRAY, of Boston, in the county of Suti'olkand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and usefullmprovementsin LacingStnds, of which the following, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel form of lacing-stud for use on boots,shoes, and other articles, and its construction will be best understoodby reference to the following description of the drawings, in which-Figure 1 is an elevation of a lacing-stud illustrating my invention.-Fig. 2 is an end view or plan of the same. Fig; 3 is a central verticalsection. Figs. 4 and Sam respectively a plan and elevation of the sameas it appears before the hook portion is bent to the required shape.Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively a plan and elevation of a modified formof stud, and Figs. 8 and 9 are respectively a plan and elevation of thesame before the hook portion is bent to its finished shape.

My improved stud, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, consists of a tubularshank, a, for securing it to theleather-or other material, provided witha head, b, adapted to rest upon said material, and having the neck a ofthe hook portion 9 extending upward from one side of the head I), asshown, and carrying the disk 0!, located above the head I) and central,or nearly so, with the axis ofthe shank a. From the oppositc side of thedisk (1 extends the end portion, 6, of the hook g, curving downward andbackward toward the neck a and provided at its end with the ballf. Theportions 0 and e of the hook g are well rounded, being oval or circularin cross-section, so that no sharp corners or edges will be presented toinjure the lacing-cord. The object of the diskd is to better protect thelacing-cord, to strengthen the hook, and to add a neat and smoothappearance to the same, for which purposeit is made convex upon itsupper side, or concavo-convex, as shown.

This lacing-stud is shown as being made in one piece of metal, and it isdesigned to be formed from a piece of wire of a diameter correspondingto that of the shank a by bending the end of the wire at right angles tothe remaining portion and swaging the same to form the head 0, disk d,ball f, and portions 0 ends (No model.)

of the hook g in the position asshownin Figs. 4 and 5, all by the actionof suitable dies, and then bending the hook g into the proper shape toform the finished stud, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the shank a beingdrilled to form a tube.

In securing the lacing-stud to theleather or other material, the shank ais inserted therein and clinched upon the inner side thereof in awell-known manner, with the portion 0 of the hook-g toward the slit oropeningin the boot, shoe, or other article. The lacing-cord is thenpassed between the head I) and ballf, thence upward between the ballfandneck 0, and thence between the disk (land ballfinto contact with thehook e in the position shown in dotted lines at h in Figs. 1 and 2,where it is securely held by the tension of said cord. Theballfcontracts the opening beneath the disk d and effectually preventsthe lacing-cord from slipping out of the hook in case said cord shouldbecome loosened or slackened.

The especial advantage of this form of lacing-stud is that any portionof the dress or clothing which may come in contact with the hook iseffectually prevented from catching thereon, inasmuch as the opening ofthe hook, or the space between the head I) and ballf, is beneath thelacing-cord h, which thus prevents said opening from being reached byanything which would be likely toengage with said book.

It is not necessary that the hook 9 should be provided with the ballfordisk d, as a very serviceable hook may be made without them, asillustrated by the modified form shown in Figs. 6 and 7, where both thedisk 01 and ball f are dispensed with, the end of the hook g beingturned upward, thus answering the same purpose as the ballfviz., toprevent the lacing-cord from slipping out of its proper place. Thismodified form of lacing-stud is designed to be made in the same mannerasthe one previously described by subjecting the wire to the action ofsuitable bending or swagiug dies to shape it to the form shown in Figs.8 and 9, and then bending the hook g to form the fin= ished stud, asshown in Figs'.--6 and 7.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-- 1. In a lacing-stud, the combination of the head I),the hook g, bent upward from one side of said head, over said head,downward, and inward, with its end directly over the head I), and meansof securing the head b to a shoe or other article, substantially as andfor the purposes described.

2. In a lacing-stud, the combination of the tubular shank a, head I).and book 9, bent npward from one side of said head, over said head,downward toward the opposite side of said head, and in ward, with itsend directly over the shank a, all made in one piece from a single pieceofmetal, substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. In a lacing-stud, the combination of the tubular shank a, head I),and hook g, bent as set forth, and provided with the disk dand r5scribing witnesses, on this 4th dayof January 20 A. D. 18:53. I

MELLEN N. BRAY.

Witnesses:

E. A. HEMMENWAY, W. H. CHAPMAN.

